| Xukuruan | |
|---|---|
| Shukuru | |
| Geographic distribution | Brazil |
| Linguistic classification | One of the world's primary language families |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | xuku1239 (Xukurú) |
TheXukuruan languages are alanguage family proposed by Loukotka (1968) that links two languages of eastern Brazil.[1][2] The languages are:
Loukotka (1968) also lists the unattested Garañun (Garanhun), an extinct, undocumented language once spoken in the Serra dosGaranhuns.[1]
Loukotka (1968) lists the following basic vocabulary items for Shukurú and Paratió.[1]
| gloss | Shukurú | Paratió |
|---|---|---|
| ear | bandulák | bolúdo |
| tooth | chilodé | vovó |
| man | sheñupre | sheñup |
| sun | kiá | kiá |
| moon | klariːmon | limolago |
| earth | krashishi | |
| tobacco | mãzyé | mazyaː |